Powerarchiver is dead no updates to fix bugs no new features, no communication and errors in program update system with scripting errors. Duplicate context menus windows 11 no fixes no updates
I declare that this is the last version.
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Yes, that’s correct. UltimateZip was indeed a product of the same company that developed PowerArchiver, and it was essentially a rebranded version of PowerArchiver. It was discontinued and replaced by PowerArchiver.
Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).
The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.2605
Hello!
I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
I use the new version 22.00.11.
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Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .
The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
I know it has non standard quotes in it.
However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.
Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.
Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.
When will a fix be implemented?
On installing the program I am getting the error message:
"Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe
CreateProcess failed: code 2
The system cannot find the file specified"
This can’t be right!
I am using the latest official build of Windows 11
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
Just tried using the Modern (Windows 10) Icon set and seeing a few missing icons in both PowerArchiver Burner and PowerArchiver Encryption screens . They are all there in the Minimalistik icon set and the only difference I can see is the former is blue and the latter grey. In version 22.00.9
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I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.
This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.
Hello!
The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
(When) will there be one?
Thanks!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
Win 11 64 bit
I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).
However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.
What can I do to sort this out?
Extracted File Immediately Deleted
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I have a gzipped raw access log file produced by a Linux (Apache) server. The file name is of the form sitename.com-month-year.gz. Note the two periods in the file name. The gzip file contains a single file with the same name except without the extension (sitename.com-month-year).
A. The first time that the file is available, it can be successfully extracted to a new folder.
B. Later a revised gzip file of the same name becomes available. I try to extract this new file to the same folder overwriting the old one. PowerArchiver asks Confirm File Overwrite? Judging by the file sizes, it wants to replace the old extracted file with the new compressed gzip file. (90 megabytes replaced by 5 megabytes.)
I answer Yes. The extraction process runs. PowerArchiver again asks Confirm File Overwrite? Now it wants to replace the 90 megabyte file with one with a size of 0 bytes. Before I can respond, the original 90 megabyte file is deleted from the folder. (After this it doesn’t matter what I answer. The original file is gone. The folder is empty.)
C. I run the extraction process again, answering Yes again to the overwrite question. Now PowerArchiver wants to replace the non-existent 90 megabyte file with the gzip file. The extraction process runs and the created file is immediately deleted.
D. Now I delete the empty folder and start the extraction again using the destination written in the extraction history menu. The extraction runs immediately but the file is again deleted right after creation.
E. It appears that if I enable the Overwrite Existing Files option AND delete both the old file and its folder, I can use PowerArchiver to create a new folder and successfully extract the file. Strangely, the extraction process runs twice but at least the file is not immediately deleted.
Is there a way to get this file extracted easily?
Windows XP, PowerArchiver Version 13.00.22
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can you send us those files to test somehow? Best via support:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/support/(link to the files?)
that would be very helpful!
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can you send us those files to test somehow? Best via support…
I sent the links to two files using the support form. See Ticket ID: 25938.
By the way, I don’t think this happened with earlier versions of PowerArchiver. I think it started in the last month or two.
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This is new version PA 2012 RC1 13.00.24:
http://dl.powerarchiver.com/2012/powarc1300rc1.exeThis should work now!
Please check and let us know!
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[QUOTE=spwolf;29431This should work now!
Please check and let us know!Nope. Still broken. Here’s the steps I used to test the new version.
A. Downloaded and installed PowerArchiver version 13.00.24.
B. Downloaded a new compressed raw access log similar to the one I provided a link to in Support Ticket ID 25938.
C. Opened the destination folder to watch the progress of the extraction.
D. Invoked PowerArchiver by opening the compressed (.gz) file.
E. Started the extraction.
F. The PowerArchiver progress bars advance to 100 percent and a file is written to the destination folder.
G. The uncompressed file is immediately deleted.
In an attempt to find other failure modes, I deleted all files from the destination directory. Then I tried the extraction again. Now PowerArchiver asks me to confirm a file overwrite. It wants to replace a non-existent file of about 103 megabytes with a file of the same name with “?” bytes. It’s confused but I answer Yes anyway. The extraction takes place and the file in the destination directory is immediately deleted.
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please send us 7zipped your PA settings that you can save via Options> Configuration> Save settings to a file.
Previously it extracted the file 2x in shell, 3x in main PA, but for me now it works fine.
Here it never deleted the file. It might be connected to your settings, or maybe AV?
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please send us 7zipped your PA settings …
I have attached CMB_PA_Settings.7z to Ticket ID 25938.
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to try and solve this i had a similar problem to this a while back when i had a rouge program on my stem it would delete files of certain types after i extracted them from Pa could that be the problem
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About a week ago I received a note from support on the trouble ticket that I filed. They have reproduced the problem in the 32 bit version of Windows. Eventually a fix will be forthcoming.
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Hi,
please check PA 2012 13.00.25 via Patchbeam and see if it works better now… thanks!
p.s. problem was that for these files (not every gz!), under 32bit, PA engine would set the files with hidden flag, so they ended up being hidden :-).
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…check PA 2012 13.00.25 …and see if it works better now…
I installed 13.00.25 and restarted my computer. I opened one of the raw access logs that always failed before. Now it extracts the file and does not delete it.
We’re now back to the PowerArchiver I remember. Whatever was broken in version 13 is now repaired. :)
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great!